Leading-edge regenerative medicine can take advantage of improved knowledge of key
roles played, both in stem cell fate determination and in cell growth/differentiation, by …

Carbon nanomaterials include diverse structures and morphologies, such as fullerenes,
nano-onions, nanodots, nanodiamonds, nanohorns, nanotubes, and graphene-based …

Traumas and chronic damages can hamper the regenerative power of nervous, muscle, and
connective tissues. Tissue engineering approaches are promising therapeutic tools, aiming …

Self-assembling peptides and carbon nanomaterials have attracted great interest for their
respective potential to bring innovation in the biomedical field. Combination of these two …

The open border between non-living and living matter, suggested by increasingly emerging
fields of nanoscience interfaced to biological systems, requires a detailed knowledge of …

Graphene is a new type of carbon nanomaterial discovered after fullerene and carbon
nanotube. Due to the excellent biological properties such as biocompatibility, cell …

As is known, carbon nanotubes favor cell growth in vitro, although the underlying
mechanisms are not yet fully elucidated. In this study, we explore the hypothesis that …

Bone tissue defects caused by disease, trauma, aging or genetic factors emerged as one of
the main factors that endanger human health. At present, advanced development of bone …

Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) and enzymes differ significantly in terms of their physico-
chemical properties—their handling and characterization require very different specialized …

Carbon nanostructures (CNSs) are attractive components to attain nanocomposites, yet their
hydrophobic nature and strong tendency to aggregate often limit their use in aqueous …